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February 21, 2017 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 77 No. 8c We are Westmount February 87, 867: 2016 census figures raise density issue Midget B Westmount second most Wings densely populated city remain in Canada undefeated BL L=IF@@D SK@@D@L Vancouver with a density of 5,492.6. West - mount held the same ranking in the cen - In the first wave of 2016 census figures sus of 2011 but with a lower densification released recently by Statistics Canada, of 4,952.8. Westmount has once again been found to “People look at me as if I’m crazy when be the second most densely populated city I say that Westmount is the most densified in the country for those having 5,000 or city in Quebec,” Mayor Peter Trent said. more inhabitants. “I’m very happy it’s out there now. It really The city had a density of 5,024.9 resi - does underscore the condo craze because dents per square kilometer, second only to these buildings are in the most densely populated area of the city.” This is from Sherbrooke St. south where Letters p. 6 most of the zoning for multi-family resi - Despite a goal from the opposition, the Phenix Trois Cités, in the last seconds of the game, the 9 Lives by L. Fowler p. 10 dential is located, he Westmount Midget B Wings won a hard-fought game 4-2 February 19 , maintaining their winning pointed out. “So my feel - continued on p. 8 Photo: Ralph Thompson Social Notes by V. Redgrave p. 13 season. See story, p. 11. P AC ’s fav ourable recommendation rejected Council refuses permit for new house at 480 Mt. Pleasant BL L=IF@@D SK@@D@L discretionary powers to overturn the advice of the PAC – the city’s design review com - In an extraordinary vote February 6, city mittee composed of outside architects. council refused to approve a permit for Mayor Peter Trent told the Independent BRIAN GRANT the building of a new house at 480 Mount last week the decision shows that “the sys - 514.249.1500 MARIE SICOTTTE Pleasant even though it had been recom - tem works.” While the council has ap - Real Estate Broker VIVIAN GRANT mended by the city’s Planning Advisory proved hundreds of permits recom - 514.592.4636 514 953-98088 Committee (PAC). mended by the PAC over the years, he [email protected] It was believed to be the first time in at explained, “We don’t just The Strength of TEAMWORK mariesicotte.com The Reputation for RESULTS least 30 years that a council had used its rubber stamp” them. continued on p. 4 Profusion Realty inc • Real Estate Ageenncy 1=44%%-28'% 514 933 5888 ROYAL LEPAGE HERITAGE REAL ESTATE AGENCY INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED / MARIE-YVONNE PAINT - CHARTERED REAL ESTATE BROKER NO 1 ROYYAAL LEPAGE CANADA, 2005 (INDIV.) 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Real Estate Agency/Independently owned & operated *Individual Broker for Re/Max Quebec 2012,2013,2014,2015 WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – February 21, 2017 – 3 Online registration template deemed problematic Sports & Rec requests to have for SIN, Medicare deleted BL L=IF@@D SK@@D@L sonal information during her online reg - cautions holders to “provide your SIN only trust companies),” as well as a number of istration. “I’m sure it was an oversight,” when legally required.” There are a “select federal and provincial government plans Sports and Recreation officials said last Cope said. and limited number of federal government and benefits. week that people registering for the spring PG Solutions, which is affiliated with a departments and programs specifically au - The SIN is not among the required in - and summer programs are not required by US firm, provides Westmount and a num - thorized to collect the SIN.” formation listed by either federal or Que - the department to fill in their social insur - ber of other municipalities with Activitek, “The most common uses of your SIN,” bec government websites for children’s fit - ance or Medicare numbers as requested on a recreation program whose boiler plate the website states, are for “your employer, ness tax receipts. The federal government’s the registration online software. registration form asks for the SIN and your income tax information, financial in - tax credit is being phased out and for 2017 In fact, these sections of the form will be Medicare numbers. stitutions from which you earn interest or will no longer apply. deleted within the month as part of a new Cope had contacted the Independent over income (for example, banks, credit unions, public interface program the city will be in - concerns for the potential nefarious use of stalling, said Dave Lapointe, Sports and both numbers. Recreation director. Cope said he wondered where the data SOLD SOLD SOLD “I didn’t even know the SIN and Medi - ends up and who has access to it. “Are care numbers were on the form,” he ex - your SIN and Medicare numbers floating plained. “As soon as it was brought to our around somewhere in the US? I don’t want attention, we called PG Solutions and to be alarmist, but they don’t have a right asked that they be removed.” to ask for them.” The city has never required the SIN, he Lapointe said when the department con - said. Nevertheless, he added, the Medicare tacted PG Solutions he was told the SIN re - number could be useful for the depart - lates to the issuance of tax receipts for the WESTMOUNT MASTERPIECE WITH STUNNING COACH HOUSE WESTMOUNT TURN-KEY ment to have in the case of an emergency “children’s fitness tax credit” for recre - Magnificent 8,000 SF mansion, 8 BR, Superbly reno’d 2 BR, 2 Ensuite Baths, Sunfilled property, renovated A-Z. especially in a sporting activity where this ational activities. 6 BATH, 5 Fireplaces. $1,950,000 Private Roof Terrace. $1,250,000 Gourmet eat-in Kitchen. $1,795,000 could arise. Asked why this would be required when “The bottom line is the city acted very tax receipts for charitable or political con - MAGNIFICENT 42 ACRES REVENUE quickly as soon as they knew, and I’m very tributions, for example, do not require the happy,” said Matthew Cope, whose wife SIN, Lapointe said he did not know but had discovered the request for the per - that Sports and Recreation issues regular receipts (without SINs) to people who pay their registration fees and those can be used for this purpose.
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